Johan Pelck Olsen
@jpkolsen.social.data.coop.ap.brid.gy
Data/software engineer in biotech and pharma research. Posting about tech and politics - the latter mostly in Danish
[bridged from https://social.data.coop/@jpkolsen on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
[bridged from https://social.data.coop/@jpkolsen on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
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Today is Digital Independence Day, a German initiative to move more and more away from Big Tech in 2026. Let's reclaim our independence!
https://di.day/
https://di.day/
January 4, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Today is Digital Independence Day, a German initiative to move more and more away from Big Tech in 2026. Let's reclaim our independence!
https://di.day/
https://di.day/
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Interesting analysis, which also helps to explain the ferocity with which the US government is fighting the green transition.
But it also raises the question: What could/should a Democratic US government do to both decarbonize and avoid bankruptcy from loss of faith in the dollar?
But it also raises the question: What could/should a Democratic US government do to both decarbonize and avoid bankruptcy from loss of faith in the dollar?
A very long and important THREAD -
The real reason the US is invading Venezuela goes back to a deal Henry Kissinger made with Saudi Arabia in 1974.
And I'm going to explain why this is actually about the SURVIVAL of the US dollar itself.
Not drugs. Not terrorism. Not "democracy." 1/
The real reason the US is invading Venezuela goes back to a deal Henry Kissinger made with Saudi Arabia in 1974.
And I'm going to explain why this is actually about the SURVIVAL of the US dollar itself.
Not drugs. Not terrorism. Not "democracy." 1/
January 4, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Interesting analysis, which also helps to explain the ferocity with which the US government is fighting the green transition.
But it also raises the question: What could/should a Democratic US government do to both decarbonize and avoid bankruptcy from loss of faith in the dollar?
But it also raises the question: What could/should a Democratic US government do to both decarbonize and avoid bankruptcy from loss of faith in the dollar?
“America (…), in the image of its leader, is a bizarrely destructive and absurdly oversized toddler, unable to reason beyond its own wants and impulses. We should try to teach it some manners, but we should also childproof the planet.”
https://billmckibben.substack.com/p/just-possibly-its-the-oil
https://billmckibben.substack.com/p/just-possibly-its-the-oil
January 3, 2026 at 9:11 PM
“America (…), in the image of its leader, is a bizarrely destructive and absurdly oversized toddler, unable to reason beyond its own wants and impulses. We should try to teach it some manners, but we should also childproof the planet.”
https://billmckibben.substack.com/p/just-possibly-its-the-oil
https://billmckibben.substack.com/p/just-possibly-its-the-oil
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hey remember when a bunch of middle-aged drunk korean lawmakers climbed the locked gates to the national assembly to hold an emergency session after the president gave illegal orders to the military, all of which ended with said president being sentenced to prison
January 3, 2026 at 7:02 AM
hey remember when a bunch of middle-aged drunk korean lawmakers climbed the locked gates to the national assembly to hold an emergency session after the president gave illegal orders to the military, all of which ended with said president being sentenced to prison
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Is this a "special military operation" in Venezuela?
January 3, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Is this a "special military operation" in Venezuela?
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My new year's resolution is to continue ignoring all technologies that I am told ignoring will result in me being left behind. I embrace the being left behind. I will become a forest witch, speaking to myself in invented programming languages. In the dark I will twist little bits of wire […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
January 2, 2026 at 11:17 AM
My new year's resolution is to continue ignoring all technologies that I am told ignoring will result in me being left behind. I embrace the being left behind. I will become a forest witch, speaking to myself in invented programming languages. In the dark I will twist little bits of wire […]
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Not that many people here will need it, but as an indicator it's interesting:
In case you're looking for an alternative New Year resolution, Denmark has a new people's movement: Danmark skifter, Denmark switches, which aims to help people regain focus, change their social media habits and get […]
In case you're looking for an alternative New Year resolution, Denmark has a new people's movement: Danmark skifter, Denmark switches, which aims to help people regain focus, change their social media habits and get […]
Original post on fediscience.org
fediscience.org
January 1, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Not that many people here will need it, but as an indicator it's interesting:
In case you're looking for an alternative New Year resolution, Denmark has a new people's movement: Danmark skifter, Denmark switches, which aims to help people regain focus, change their social media habits and get […]
In case you're looking for an alternative New Year resolution, Denmark has a new people's movement: Danmark skifter, Denmark switches, which aims to help people regain focus, change their social media habits and get […]
Er der nogen her på kanalen der kender til foreningen Digital Stemme og mere specifik deres Danmark Skifter kampagne? Det lyder som et kanon initiativ men det undrer mig at jeg aldrig har hørt om dem
https://danmarkskifter.dk/
https://danmarkskifter.dk/
Danmark Skifter
Vær med i kampagnen. Vind fede præmier og bliv inspireret af andre, der allerede har taget et digitalt skift.
danmarkskifter.dk
January 2, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Er der nogen her på kanalen der kender til foreningen Digital Stemme og mere specifik deres Danmark Skifter kampagne? Det lyder som et kanon initiativ men det undrer mig at jeg aldrig har hørt om dem
https://danmarkskifter.dk/
https://danmarkskifter.dk/
I just came across this piece from November and boy is it on point
https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/microsofts-head-of-ai-doesnt-understand-why-people-dont-like-ai-and-i-dont-understand-why-he-doesnt-understand-because-its-pretty-obvious/
https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/microsofts-head-of-ai-doesnt-understand-why-people-dont-like-ai-and-i-dont-understand-why-he-doesnt-understand-because-its-pretty-obvious/
Microsoft's head of AI doesn't understand why people don't like AI, and I don't understand why he doesn't understand because it's pretty obvious
Is it really "mindblowing" that people are skeptical of software that consistently doesn't do the things we're told it can do?
www.pcgamer.com
January 1, 2026 at 10:56 PM
I just came across this piece from November and boy is it on point
https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/microsofts-head-of-ai-doesnt-understand-why-people-dont-like-ai-and-i-dont-understand-why-he-doesnt-understand-because-its-pretty-obvious/
https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/microsofts-head-of-ai-doesnt-understand-why-people-dont-like-ai-and-i-dont-understand-why-he-doesnt-understand-because-its-pretty-obvious/
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It's quite an experiment to have a government run by the dumbest people on the planet.
Over on Xitter the Attorney General is pointing to a study that only goes through last year to claim she's fixed the fentanyl crisis.
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
December 30, 2025 at 8:26 PM
It's quite an experiment to have a government run by the dumbest people on the planet.
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Seen on Reddit, “This is just a metaphor for modern technology” - motion capture gone wrong.
December 28, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Seen on Reddit, “This is just a metaphor for modern technology” - motion capture gone wrong.
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OK, this is genuinely scary. It's a picture of me, aged 5. It was taken in 1960. It was scanned and uploaded to Google Photos in 2002. No one has told Google where it was taken. But the map, bottom right, is correct.
Obviously, in 1960, my father's pre-war […]
[Original post on mastodon.scot]
Obviously, in 1960, my father's pre-war […]
[Original post on mastodon.scot]
December 27, 2025 at 10:15 AM
OK, this is genuinely scary. It's a picture of me, aged 5. It was taken in 1960. It was scanned and uploaded to Google Photos in 2002. No one has told Google where it was taken. But the map, bottom right, is correct.
Obviously, in 1960, my father's pre-war […]
[Original post on mastodon.scot]
Obviously, in 1960, my father's pre-war […]
[Original post on mastodon.scot]
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The U.S. government just banned five people from entering the country -- because it doesn’t like their speech.
This ban, according to the State Department, is necessary to protect free speech.
If that sounds insane to you,
congratulations on your reading comprehension.
On Tuesday, Secretary of […]
This ban, according to the State Department, is necessary to protect free speech.
If that sounds insane to you,
congratulations on your reading comprehension.
On Tuesday, Secretary of […]
Original post on c.im
c.im
December 27, 2025 at 9:20 PM
The U.S. government just banned five people from entering the country -- because it doesn’t like their speech.
This ban, according to the State Department, is necessary to protect free speech.
If that sounds insane to you,
congratulations on your reading comprehension.
On Tuesday, Secretary of […]
This ban, according to the State Department, is necessary to protect free speech.
If that sounds insane to you,
congratulations on your reading comprehension.
On Tuesday, Secretary of […]
Reposted by Johan Pelck Olsen
Democracy shouldn’t end at the login screen.
Mastodon is the only major social network that answers to you. As a nonprofit, we’re building a digital commons where transparency, trust, and your participation shape the future.
Help us keep the Fediverse […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
Mastodon is the only major social network that answers to you. As a nonprofit, we’re building a digital commons where transparency, trust, and your participation shape the future.
Help us keep the Fediverse […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
December 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Democracy shouldn’t end at the login screen.
Mastodon is the only major social network that answers to you. As a nonprofit, we’re building a digital commons where transparency, trust, and your participation shape the future.
Help us keep the Fediverse […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
Mastodon is the only major social network that answers to you. As a nonprofit, we’re building a digital commons where transparency, trust, and your participation shape the future.
Help us keep the Fediverse […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
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Jeg har installeret det gryende sociale medie #bonfire på @folkefoderation's server. Det lyder som om planen er at udvikle et system der understøtter grupper og sociale netværk - herunder et open science-netværk. Så opret gerne en bruger med dette invitationslink […]
Original post on uddannelse.social
uddannelse.social
December 19, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Jeg har installeret det gryende sociale medie #bonfire på @folkefoderation's server. Det lyder som om planen er at udvikle et system der understøtter grupper og sociale netværk - herunder et open science-netværk. Så opret gerne en bruger med dette invitationslink […]
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If I understand this morning's news properly, we're invading Venezuela because they nationalized some American oil company's assets and gave it to Venezuelan companies. In unrelated news, America has nationalized TikTok and given it to American companies […]
Original post on infosec.exchange
infosec.exchange
December 19, 2025 at 3:23 PM
If I understand this morning's news properly, we're invading Venezuela because they nationalized some American oil company's assets and gave it to Venezuelan companies. In unrelated news, America has nationalized TikTok and given it to American companies […]
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I watch Jeopardy most days, and it’s become clear to me that my knowledge of African geography is abysmal. So I made myself a tiny web app with a blank map to help me practice remembering where all the different countries are on the continent.
Test your own knowledge! […]
Test your own knowledge! […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
December 18, 2025 at 1:58 AM
I watch Jeopardy most days, and it’s become clear to me that my knowledge of African geography is abysmal. So I made myself a tiny web app with a blank map to help me practice remembering where all the different countries are on the continent.
Test your own knowledge! […]
Test your own knowledge! […]
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Det er snart jul, og det betyder, at det atter påhviler mig at minde dig om, at du kan synge melodien til "Juletræet med sin pynt" hele vejen igennem ved at gentage ordet "Dyrepasseruniform" seks gange efter hinanden.
Bare hvis du havde glemt det.
#jul2025 […]
[Original post on mastodon.world]
Bare hvis du havde glemt det.
#jul2025 […]
[Original post on mastodon.world]
December 17, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Det er snart jul, og det betyder, at det atter påhviler mig at minde dig om, at du kan synge melodien til "Juletræet med sin pynt" hele vejen igennem ved at gentage ordet "Dyrepasseruniform" seks gange efter hinanden.
Bare hvis du havde glemt det.
#jul2025 […]
[Original post on mastodon.world]
Bare hvis du havde glemt det.
#jul2025 […]
[Original post on mastodon.world]
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Mozilla has a new CEO which:
- Has been at Mozilla for less than a year
- Has no prior open source experience (but well in "fintech" and "real estate")
- Has a MBA (aka "brainworm diploma")
- Is all-in on AI
That’s exactly the kind of profile the whole community has been waiting for.
- Has been at Mozilla for less than a year
- Has no prior open source experience (but well in "fintech" and "real estate")
- Has a MBA (aka "brainworm diploma")
- Is all-in on AI
That’s exactly the kind of profile the whole community has been waiting for.
December 16, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Mozilla has a new CEO which:
- Has been at Mozilla for less than a year
- Has no prior open source experience (but well in "fintech" and "real estate")
- Has a MBA (aka "brainworm diploma")
- Is all-in on AI
That’s exactly the kind of profile the whole community has been waiting for.
- Has been at Mozilla for less than a year
- Has no prior open source experience (but well in "fintech" and "real estate")
- Has a MBA (aka "brainworm diploma")
- Is all-in on AI
That’s exactly the kind of profile the whole community has been waiting for.
Reposted by Johan Pelck Olsen
RE: https://eupolicy.social/@je5perl/115696467286859905
Some good news from Denmark! The government has withdrawn the #vpn proposal after just five days, claiming that the proposal was misunderstood and that banning VPN use was never the intention. In that case, the drafting was exceptionally […]
Some good news from Denmark! The government has withdrawn the #vpn proposal after just five days, claiming that the proposal was misunderstood and that banning VPN use was never the intention. In that case, the drafting was exceptionally […]
December 16, 2025 at 8:06 PM
RE: https://eupolicy.social/@je5perl/115696467286859905
Some good news from Denmark! The government has withdrawn the #vpn proposal after just five days, claiming that the proposal was misunderstood and that banning VPN use was never the intention. In that case, the drafting was exceptionally […]
Some good news from Denmark! The government has withdrawn the #vpn proposal after just five days, claiming that the proposal was misunderstood and that banning VPN use was never the intention. In that case, the drafting was exceptionally […]
Nå, så viser det sig simpelt hen at magistrenes A-kasse har videregivet mine personfølsomme oplysninger til en underleverandør med henblik på - hold nu fast - at markedsføre tilkøbsydelser til MIG SELV. Jeg er lige blevet gjort opmærksom på at underleverandøren blevet kompromitteret og at mine […]
Original post on social.data.coop
social.data.coop
December 15, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Nå, så viser det sig simpelt hen at magistrenes A-kasse har videregivet mine personfølsomme oplysninger til en underleverandør med henblik på - hold nu fast - at markedsføre tilkøbsydelser til MIG SELV. Jeg er lige blevet gjort opmærksom på at underleverandøren blevet kompromitteret og at mine […]
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He’s out!
He’s now with his family, and very much looking forward to a shower and a bed. Oh, and food, since they’ve only given him—and the rest of the abductees—one meal a day. Yeah. Nice people, ain’t we?
Well, ICEholes. If you were trying to radicalize me even further, mission accomplished […]
He’s now with his family, and very much looking forward to a shower and a bed. Oh, and food, since they’ve only given him—and the rest of the abductees—one meal a day. Yeah. Nice people, ain’t we?
Well, ICEholes. If you were trying to radicalize me even further, mission accomplished […]
Original post on podvibes.co
podvibes.co
December 12, 2025 at 4:58 AM
He’s out!
He’s now with his family, and very much looking forward to a shower and a bed. Oh, and food, since they’ve only given him—and the rest of the abductees—one meal a day. Yeah. Nice people, ain’t we?
Well, ICEholes. If you were trying to radicalize me even further, mission accomplished […]
He’s now with his family, and very much looking forward to a shower and a bed. Oh, and food, since they’ve only given him—and the rest of the abductees—one meal a day. Yeah. Nice people, ain’t we?
Well, ICEholes. If you were trying to radicalize me even further, mission accomplished […]
Reposted by Johan Pelck Olsen
The Danish government is using the upcoming Christmas break to slip through a public consultation for a draft law that would make it an OFFENCE to use a #vpn to access content that would otherwise not be available in Denmark, or to circumvent the blocking of […]
[Original post on eupolicy.social]
[Original post on eupolicy.social]
![English translation of the highlighted part:
The term ‘other technical solution’ should be understood broadly. The broad wording is intended to ensure that the proposed amendment covers any technical solution used to provide unauthorised access to media content.
[..]
For example, it will also be prohibited to use VPN connections to access media content that would otherwise not be available in Denmark, or to circumvent the blocking of illegal websites.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:liypjs65cx7yxniqsnn3vqmj/bafkreid7gd3g6r5b76jr7y6dgb54phd43c7pl73dtondbt2nbqhru7hcr4@jpeg)
December 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
The Danish government is using the upcoming Christmas break to slip through a public consultation for a draft law that would make it an OFFENCE to use a #vpn to access content that would otherwise not be available in Denmark, or to circumvent the blocking of […]
[Original post on eupolicy.social]
[Original post on eupolicy.social]
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please just hear me out
December 9, 2025 at 9:25 AM
please just hear me out